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Upcoming Events

Drapetomania: Grupo Antillano and the Art of Afro-Cuba

A forgotten visual arts and cultural movement that thrived briefly between 1978 and 1983, Grupo Antillano articulated a vision of Cuban culture that privileged the importance of Africa and Afro-Caribbean influences in the formation of the Cuban nation. The art of Grupo Antillano belongs to a long tradition of Caribbean resistance and...

Romeo & Juliet

Verona is a city marked by a violent feud between two rival families: the Montagues and the Capulets. As the bloodshed rises to it's peak, Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet share a forbidden love that might have the power to end their two families' strife.

Downtown Lowell First Thursdays

Join us on the first Thursday of every month for Downtown Lowell First Thursdays. In the tradition of "gallery nights" held in many arty cities, the idea is to encourage workers to linger, visitors to stay longer and residents to explore the many special happenings on First Thursday nights. Galleries will be open with performances,...

Caitlin Corbett Dance Company: "New and Recent Work"

The Somerville Armory performance space, with its wood-beamed ceilings, brick walls and open non-theatrical setting, is a perfect venue to present Corbett's reflections on the fundamental nature of half-thoughts. The evening will also include several pieces that focus on Corbett’s longstanding interest in working with community...

Russian National Ballet Theatre performs Giselle

The Russian National Ballet Theatre’s Giselle returns to our stage with lavish sets, beautiful costumes, gifted principal dancers, and a corps de ballet of beauty and grace. Created in 1841 by legendary Parisian composer Adolphe Adam and choreographers Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli, the first production of Giselle, the acknowledged...

The Legend of Banana Kid

Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers are back in Boston with the inspiring story of a young kid with a big imagination who saves the day! Little Chucky loves to watch TV Westerns. One day, he meets a mysterious cowboy who takes him to a remote...

Dell Hamilton Public Artist Talk

Dell Hamilton examines the fragmented nature of the human condition at the intersections of race, gender, power, language and memory through performances meant to confront the past and alter the future.

Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe

Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents a concert with Boston singer/songwriter Terry Kitchen, Northampton singer/songwriter Carrie Ferguson and Maine singer/songwriter Paddy Mills. The concert will feature a solo set by each artist, followed by a round robin song swap.

Suzuki School's Artist Concert featuring the Claremont Trio

The Suzuki School of Newton's Artist Concert Series is pleased to present the critically acclaimed Claremont Trio. Each of the three musicians -- Emily Bruskin, violin; Julia Bruskin, cello; and Andrea Lam, piano -- is a virtuosic performer in her own right. Together they are consistently praised for their "aesthetic maturity,...

Past Events

Advanced Piano Recital

Join faculty and advanced students of the Suzuki School of Newton for an evening of brilliant piano solos and exciting four hands duets. Suzuki School of Newton thrives to instill a love and respect for music that will enrich its students throughout their lives, and to promote early childhood intellectual, cultural and character...

Medway Public Library presents Southern Rail Bluegrass

SOUTHERN RAIL brings their upbeat brand of Bluegrass and happy mayhem to the MEDWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY at 3 pm on Sunday afternoon MARCH 22. Awesome home-made desserts will be available during intermission. Bring the whole family. A very kid-friendly show!

The Addams Family, A New Musical Comedy

The Addams Family - A New Musical Comedy presented by Cohasset Dramatic Club, features an original story, and it's every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. And if that...

From The Deep

After five years as an Israeli prisoner of war, Ilan believes his freedom is nearly in sight. In another part of the world, Andrew’s life hangs in the balance as he awaits his captors' final move. Their two fates intertwine when they meet in a new dimension that has no regard for space and time. As their lives tick away,...

Advance Improv Comedy Class with Kristen Finger

In this workshop we will work on utilizing Shortform improv skills to further your Longform play. Find the game quicker, find relationship faster and learn to play on your toes and not rest on your heels. You will learn games and exercises to break you of being in your head and train your body to also be a useful...

Art's Cello, selected by its publisher, Kindle Singles, as one of the twenty best books of 2014, is a memoir that gives an intimate look into the world of violinmaking. After losing their close friend and colleague Art Toman to leukemia, violinmakers Jim McKean, Guy Rabut and David Polstein work together to build a cello in his...

Kids Making a Difference

Learn how you can make a meaningful difference in someone else’s life—and have fun, too!

Join the Library staff, along with kids from the Aaron’s Presents organization, for morning and afternoon activities:
* See how kids have turned their own ideas into solid projects that had an impact on their communities....

Alice in Wonderland

Celebrating, exploring, and uniting Middle Eastern and Western dance for the 21st century, Bellydance Evolution presents their latest production of Alice in Wonderland. The family-friendly production will take the audience on a spectacular journey that will excite both mainstream audiences and dance enthusiasts with spinning mushrooms,...

The Donkey Show New Year's Eve

Ring in 2015 with "Boston's Best Dance Party" (Boston Magazine)! Dance the night away at OBERON, Harvard Square's hottest destination for theater and nightlife. Enjoy a performance of A.R.T.'s celebrated The Donkey Show and cap off the night with a bubbly toast under the disco ball.

Broken

Nancy and Richard are facing the crisis of their lives: their gifted son Jason’s bright Harvard future has been stopped cold by a car crash, and he’s just now coming out of the coma. What the future holds for him and for them looks grim to say the least as they try to repair what has been lost. But what really happened in that car?...

The Marshall Tucker Band

Still led today by founding member and lead singer Doug Gray, The Marshall Tucker Band represents a time and place in music that will never be duplicated. With hits like "Heard It In a Love Song," "Fire On The Mountain," "Can't You See," and "Take The Highway," The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven...

A Christmas Carol

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) and Bay Colony Shakespeare Company team up to present the IRNE award nominated one-man performance of A Christmas Carol on Friday, December 5, 8 pm at One Conservatory Drive in Hingham.

This is the second year that the Bay Colony Shakespeare Company, home based in Marshfield, is touring with their...

Join us for Seeds & Songs on 11/15: An inspiring multimedia environmental benefit show with live performances, entertaining music videos, and beating-the-odds stories from activists. Hosted by Steve Curwood (NPR's Living on Earth) with performances by Noel Paul Stookey & Tem Blessed. Live from Berklee or streamed

Bob Rogers: Private Sale and Exhibition

Bob Rogers, a New Hampshire native, was a photographer and one of the region’s pre-eminent photography collectors. His collection includes work exploring portraiture and the human condition, such as a signed gelatin silver print of Simiane-la-Rotonde, 1969 by Henry Cartier Bresson and a vintage Lotte Jacobi 8-by-12 inch gelatin silver...

Murder Ballad: A New Musical

Murder Ballad is a 360-degree immersive theatrical experience where the action happens everywhere you look. With a pulse-pounding, electric rock score, this dangerously steamy and razor-sharp new musical will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first forbidden kiss to...

Dine Out Boston 2014

Perhaps you’ve heard – Restaurant Week is now Dine Out Boston. Whatever name it goes by, it is still fantastic time to have a gastronomical adventure at some of Boston's best restaurants, each offering tasty prix fixe lunch or dinner menus (or both) from August 17th-22nd and then again from the 24th-29th. Here’s the...

Nature Photography Series at Franklin Park Zoo

Have a love of nature and photography? Want to improve your photography skills? Sign-up for the Nature Photography Series at Franklin Park Zoo! In this series led by Steve McGrath, a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher with more than 20 years of experience, you'll learn how to use all the functions of your digital...

Works most artful & ingenious: Embroidery by Ann Grey

Highly original and strikingly beautiful contemporary needlework is the subject of Works most artful & ingenious: Embroidery by Ann Grey, the first comprehensive exhibition of this Chatham artist’s career. The Atwood House Museum is excited to be able to present some 30 examples of Grey’s work, many of which have never been...

"The Great Red Ball Rescue" by Foreign Landscapes Productions

Red alert! A family trip to the beach goes awry when a young boy's favorite red ball gets whisked away by the tides. Can he summon the courage to get it back? Join Jasper, a timid kid with a big imagination, as he sets out on an adventure across the ocean, under the waves, and up into the clouds. Along the way, he meets fantastical fortune...

Family Fun Fridays

Enjoy a family-friendly day at Heritage featuring special activities designed to help you rediscover the joy of being outside together. Musical performance at the Outdoor Concert Stage at 11AM, special family activities, lawn games, and a chance to see Wicked Plants and Big Bugs make this a great start to the weekend for the whole family. Free...

Back Bay Ringers Spring Concert

The Back Bay Ringers, one of New England's leading handbell ensembles, present their 2014 spring concert, which celebrates their tenth anniversary season. The repertoire will include the premiere of their third commissioned piece, "Sonata in Baroque Style" by Michael Helman. It will also feature familiar tunes as well as classical...

A Conversation with David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States

David S. Ferriero was confirmed as 10th Archivist of the United States on November 6, 2009. Previously, Mr. Ferriero served as the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries (NYPL). He was part of the leadership team responsible for integrating the four research libraries and 87 branch libraries into one seamless service for...

Love Affects ...

Pairing music with text, this concert explores how love influences our sense of self, humanity, heritage, and future. Chamber works by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Adolphus Hailstork and H.T. Burleigh intertwine with readings of poems by Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou and Gwendolyn Bennet as well as speeches from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard...

Shirley Valentine - 15 Performances

Shirley Valentine won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy and The New York Daily News called it “a joyful, captivating piece of theatre." The Salem Theatre Company production is sponsored by The Salem Five Charitable Foundation.

Shirley, our heroine, wonders what has happened to her and is now feeling stagnant and in...

Steamboat Bill Jr.: Silent Film Accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer

This performance includes live music on the Mighty Wurlitzer before the show!

Keaton stars as William Canfield, Jr., a Boston collegian who returns to his deep-southern roots to reunite with his father, a crusty riverboat captain (Ernest Torrence) who is engaged in a bitter rivalry with a riverboat king, coincidentally, the father...

The rivalry between Boston and New York sinks to new levels. New York’s famed Upright Citizens Brigade goes toe-to-toe with Boston’s Improv Asylum in a first-ever improv mash-up. Who is funnier - Boston or New York? You be the judge.

United Personalities: Acting with Table Top Puppets; Adult Puppetry Class

Table top puppetry is a unique performance style that enables a human performer to bring a puppet character to life in full view of the audience. This powerful art form requires both physical precision and an extensive vocabulary of expressive movements that trigger the imagination.

Heritage Museums & Gardens exhibit Wicked Plants

Heritage Museums & Gardens, celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, will open for the 2014 Season on Saturday, April 19th with a new feature exhibit, Wicked Plants. This new exhibit will introduce you to the evildoers lurking in your backyard and beyond. Enjoy a hands-on experience with some of the world’s most diabolical...

Sleeping Beauty Performed by Moscow Festival Ballet

Moscow Festival Ballet returns to Worcester for Tchaikovsky’s glorious Sleeping Beauty. Music Worcester’s ballet presentation in 2013, Swan Lake, sold out, so be sure to have your tickets early! Fully staged, with stunning sets and costumes, this ballet is perfect for all ages.

Les Misérables Presented by Assumption College

This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a life-long struggle for redemption as he is...

An Evening of Inspired Leadership

Mass Poetry presents an evening of poetry readings from local leaders involved in politics, community organizations and the arts in partnership with the Favorite Poem Project and Courage & Renewal Northeast. Readers includes Governor Deval Patrick, Robin Young of “Here & Now”, and former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky. Check...

Girls Night Out With Dating/Relationship Expert Andrea Syrtash

Join your friends for a night of fun, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and camaraderie with relationship expert Andrea Syrtash. Author of dozens of relationship books including He’s Just Not Your Type (And That’s a Good Thing) and Cheat on Your Husband (With Your Husband), this on-air personality has been on NBC Today Show, CBS This...

Lowell House Opera presents Lakmé

Set in India during the British Raj, Lakmé tells the story of a devout young woman torn between worlds of love and hate, forgiveness and revenge. When British officer Gérald stumbles across a secluded Hindu shrine, his pleading vows of love awaken Lakmé's affections while provoking her father’s wrath. Although...

Music: A Gala Night with David Garrett

When DAVID GARETT, a world-class violinist, wanted a title for his new album, he came straight to the point and called it "Music." A former child prodigy of the classical world who signed to Deutsche Grammophon when he was only 13, he now provokes Garrett-mania among hordes of international fans with his spectacular fusions of...

A Little Bit of Ireland

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston (RMT) presents the 16th anniversary edition of A Little Bit of Ireland, on Saturday, March 15 at 2 and 7 pm, and Sunday, March 16, at 2 pm, at Reagle Music Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham. Enjoy Reagle’s heartfelt homage to an Emerald Isle, one of the largest Irish shows in New England. A...

The Art and Science of Solar Lights with Olafur Eliasson

Explore the beauty, function, and technological potential of solar lights through a series of discussions with MIT scientists and 2014 McDermott Award recipient Olafur Eliasson. Learn why design is a critical element when developing a functional lamp for global users. Delve into research that will improve materials for capturing and...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel

Young millworker Julie Jordan falls for the brooding carousel barker Billy Bigelow. Both forsake their jobs in order to get married, but end up sacrificing a lot more when the unemployed Billy, panicked by news that Julie is pregnant, chooses to take part in a robbery. This stripped-down staging of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless...

Bach & Beyond: BBC 40th Anniversary Concert

Join the Back Bay Chorale as we celebrate forty years of music-making in Boston and Cambridge, and ten years of inspired leadership from Music Director Scott Allen Jarrett. The concert features two favorite Bach motets (BWV 225 and BWV 226) as well as selections from BBC-commissioned works by composers Robert Kyr and Julian...

The Mind's Eye featuring Grammy-winning violist Kim Kashkashian

A FAR CRY, the self-conducted chamber orchestra that has been taking the Boston music scene by storm, turns its focus inward on music that explores our very thoughts. Biber’s obsessive, repeating passacaglia, Prokofiev’s fleeting glimpses, Schnittke’s terrifying descent into madness, and Bach’s transcendent organization...

“Musical Metaphor: How Instrumental Music ‘Means’” with Russell Ger, Australian Conductor

Please join North Hill for a special True North Music Series Program, “Musical Metaphor: How Instrumental Music ‘Means’” with Russell Ger, an Australian conductor based in New York whose broad repertoire spans orchestral, operatic, and choral music. Explore the ways in which certain pieces convey their deep emotional...

JP Concerts presents world-jazz group Natraj

Presented byJP Concerts

March 1, 2014

JP Concerts presents a concert by world-jazz ensemble Natraj. The show will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 Roanoke Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. Tickets are $10; 12 and under free. For tickets and information, contact info@jpconcerts.org or visit www.jpconcerts.org.

Harvard Treasures Tour: David Taylor Photography Exhibition

David Taylor, photographer and Art Professor, School of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson; Michelle Lamunière, exhibition curator and former John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Assistant Curator of Photography, Harvard Art Museums

Peter and the Wolf

Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is an irresistible musical adventure that continues to delight children and adults alike since it was composed in 1936. The evocative music with its unforgettable instruments and simple story has taken on many different shapes. The WPI Orchestra, the Youth Ballet of Worcester and The Hanover Theatre...

Furry Monsters 101: Adult Puppetry Class

This class will focus on the proper manipulation of Muppet-style hand and rod puppets such as those featured on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and Avenue Q. Professional puppeteers know how to make these characters appear as living, breathing beings with their own thoughts, desires, and motivations. After learning the basics (breathing,...

Basic Black Salon Series: P.O.V. American Promise

How far would you go to fulfill the promise and potential in your child?

From kindergarten through twelfth grade, Idris Brewster, a middle-class African American, trekked from his home in Brooklyn to Manhattan’s Upper East Side to attend the prestigious Dalton School. Throughout, his filmmaker parents documented his experience of...

Poetry Days Presents Tracy K. Smith

Tracy K. Smith's most recent collection of poetry, Life on Mars, won the 2012 Pulitzer Price and was selected as a New York Times Notable Book. Smith was the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Writer's Award in 2004 and a Whiting Award in 2005.

Trio Cleonice and Friends

Presented byTrio Cleonice

February 19 - May 20, 2014

Trio Cleonice, Graduate Piano Trio-in-Residence at New England Conservatory, excitedly announces its newest project: a monthly chamber music series at United Parish of Brookline, adjacent to bustling Coolidge Corner. The series - "Trio Cleonice and Friends" - will feature the Trio alongside their colleagues, friends, and mentors, in...

A Winter Walk through the Back Bay Fens

Explore the seasonal beauty of the park while hearing the story of the Fens on this docent-led tour. Winter opens up views of the landscape that are often hidden behind foliage in the warmer months. Wear warm clothes and appropriate footwear.

Decorate a Mache Horse

Paint or decoupage a paper mache horse in celebration of the Year of the Horse. Paint with colorful acrylics or decoupage with vibrant French tissue paper, and adorn it with jewels, buttons, and more. Perfect for adults, teens, youth, and children as young as 3 with an adult. All materials included in admission!

The Big Band Era-Wurlitzer Style

This performance includes live music on the Mighty Wurlitzer before the show!

Take a musical journey back in time to the Big Band Era. Join veteran performers of the Harry James Orchestra, Cathy Chemi and Skip Stine, who will share their insights on this special period in American popular music. Enjoy personal recollections, intimate...

SPANK! Harder: The Sequel

The country’s #1 LADIES’ NIGHT OUT returns with an ALL NEW SHOW! The phenomenon of SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY took the world by storm, delivering a night of naughty and hilarious fun to women in over 150 cities across the globe. Now, SPANK! HARDER picks up where the original left off, parodying not only Fifty Shades but...

Witness Uganda

When Griffin, a young man from New York City volunteers for a project in Uganda, he finds himself on a journey that will change his life forever. Inspired by a true story, this rousing new musical staged by Tony-Award-winning director and A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus exposes the challenges confronted by American aid workers around the...

Savion Glover & Company, STePz

FirstWorks presents Savion Glover’s STePz – his newest exuberant celebration of tap dance to sound – and sound to dance. Since Savion Glover first exploded onto the stage with his Broadway smash hit Bring In da Noise, Bring In da Funk, he has become one of the precious few artists to radically embody, redefine and expand their...

Jason Davis and Earthsound

Bassist Jason Davis and Earthsound present an adventurous program of original music and improvisation with beautiful recorded environmental sound from Costa Rica, Antarctica, New England and other locales. Earthsound is a unique ensemble that expands the concept of “world music” to include the vast range of sounds of the natural...

Cookbook author and mom Emily Franklin will discuss food and healthy family meals with cookbook author Katie Workman and a nutritionist. Includes cooking demonstrations and recipes. Free babysitting. All JCC arts and humanities offerings are programs of the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. For more information, contact...

The Clean House

Lane has hired Matilde, a Brazilian, to clean her house. Unfortunately for Lane, Matilde would rather be thinking up "the perfect joke" instead of cleaning. Trouble comes when Lane's surgeon husband falls for his cancer patient. This theatrical and wildly funny play is a whimsical and poignant look at class, comedy, and the true...

TRAVIS PASTRANA’S NITRO CIRCUS LIVE

Nitro Circus founder, ringleader and world-class athlete Travis Pastrana will bring Nitro Circus Live (www.nitrocircuslive.com) - the action sports spectacle that has become a worldwide hit - to Boston’s TD Garden for the first time on January 5, 2014. Nitro Circus Live showcases over 40 of the world’s best action sports...

Moo Shu Jew Show

Back for a third straight year after sold-out performances, the hilarious Moo Shu Jew Show is the perfect way to spend Christmas Eve, whether you’re Jewish or not. Featuring some of the country’s best comedians and a multi-course Chinese meal, this popular evening will leave you with a belly full of laughs and good food. No...

Cultural Survival Bazaar

A Festival of Arts & Cultures from Around the World. We feature guest artisans, handmade products benefiting the livelihoods of artisans, projects in their communities, and fair trade. Shop unique art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, decor, tribal rugs, & much more. For dates, locations, special features and performance schedules visit...

Concord Band Holiday Pops

Celebrate the holiday season at the Concord Band's annual Holiday Pops concerts, to be held at 51 Walden St., Concord on December 13 and 14, 2013. Guest vocalist Paige Myrick will be the featured soloist on several pieces and will also lead the audience holiday sing-along.

Paige Myrick, a native of Austin, TX is thrilled to make her Concord...

HOLIDAY ARTS & EATS Festival at Assembly Row

The first annual HOLIDAY ARTS & EATS FESTIVAL is a three-day European style Christkindl market with some modern twists. It will feature 25 of New England’s best food trucks, 60 of the region’s best Etsy artisans, performances by local choral and a capella groups, and other fun holiday activities. The event will include a large...

Cultural Survival Bazaar

A Festival of Arts & Cultures from Around the World. We feature guest artisans, handmade products benefiting the livelihoods of artisans, projects in their communities, and fair trade. Shop unique art, jewelry, clothing, crafts, decor, tribal rugs, & much more. For dates, locations, special features and performance schedules visit...

Diane Kelley's Holiday Spectacular

Dancing gingerbread men, twirling snowflakes, a kick line of reindeer and hot chocolate for everyone! Debuting at The Hanover Theatre last year, Holiday Spectacular is the new holiday tradition sure to have the whole family tapping their toes and singing Christmas songs all the way home! Performed by students at area dance studios with...

Journeys in Prayer: Hinda Tzivia Eisen Senior Cantorial Recital

Presented byHebrew College

December 2, 2013

Hinda Tzivia Eisen is a senior cantorial student at Hebrew College. Her recital, "Journeys in Prayer," will reflect her love of Yiddish and Ladino folk and classical cantorial music. The program will include Israeli folk music, Baroque and Classical pieces ranging from Handel to Mozart, American songbook favorites and Broadway...

The Nutcracker

Boston Ballet's renowned production of Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker reclaims the stage for the holiday season. This sparkling classic features costumes and sets by award-winning designer Robert Perdziola and a beloved score by P.I. Tchaikovsky. During its debut year in 2012, The New York Times praised Boston Ballet's production,...

Body Music in Boston: Closing Concert

From the tundra to the tropics, artists from around the globe will snap, clap, step, and sing artful music you can see and dance you can hear as Berklee and Wellesley College bring body music to Boston for a series of events culminating in this final concert. Artistic Director Keith Terry, pioneer of contemporary body music, offers a...

Danish Movie - A Royal Affair - 2012

A Royal Affair - In 1767, the British Princss Caroline is wed to the mad King Christian VII of Denmark. Soon the erratic monarch befriends a German doctor who is a quietly idealistic man of the Enlightenment and he is able to influence the king to make reforms in Denmark. In the meantime, Caroline and the doctor...

An Evening with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters (with special guest opening act Diane Blue)

During a career that began when he joined Roomful of Blues, Ronnie Earl has charted a course that has led him to become a legendary musician; one recognized around the world for his dynamic and soulful playing. Ronnie Earl has been hailed by musicians and critics alike as one of the premier blues guitarists of his generation. He’s played...

Create Your Own Mosaic Hanukiah (Menorah)

Experiment with the art of mosaics and transform glass and ceramic tiles into a handmade Hanukiah with JCC Interfaith Connections on Thursday, November 14 (7-9:30pm). Held at Spontaneous Celebrations (45 Danforth Street) in Jamaica Plain, Mosaicist Cecilia Kremer will guide you through this project, whether for yourself, your family or...

Boston Baroque: Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Boston Baroque kicks-off the 40th Anniversary Season with the great Ninth Symphony on period instruments! It’s an experience you won’t want to miss. Boston Baroque completes its musical exploration of Beethoven’s symphonies with their first performance of this masterpiece. Met Opera singers Leah Partridge and William Burden...

Kronos Quartet

A legendary force at the forefront of the performing arts, Kronos Quartet returns to Providence for a world-premiere piece commissioned through a bold partnership between FirstWorks and Community MusicWorks (CMW). To listen to the Kronos Quartet is to be drawn into fascinating, new musical worlds. This intimate and exhilarating performance...

Jeni Jol CD Release Concert with Klezwoods and Naftule's Dream

Jeni Jol ("New Path" in Macedonian) is the brainchild of Tev Stevig and explores the potential of playing the fretless nylon string guitar in the clawhammer style. Clawhammer, or frailing, is typically associated with old time American folk music played on the banjo, but Stevig uses this uniquely American playing style on the...

Dreams & Legends

On October 26th, 2013, the New England Philharmonic, under the direction of Richard Pittman, will commence its 37th season presenting Boston and world premieres from contemporary composers alongside masterpieces of the symphonic tradition. This concert features works by American masters Eliot Carter and John Harbison, and includes a composition...

Second Nature: Don't Think. Dance.

Second Nature, presented by Cambridge Dance Company, is an energetic and eclectic compilation of Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop dance. Join us as we celebrate our second season with pieces from the sultry to the sassy, the introspective to the intense. Experience premiere works as well as dances from the company's expanded repertoire set to...

Artist Talk with Jason Middlebrook

Learn more about Jason Middlebrook’s interests in site, sustainability, and community during this presentation of his past and present work. He will discuss his ongoing investigations of the effects of time on both a human and geological scale, as well as his interest in the tumultuous relationship between man and nature.

Faculty Rock Concert featuring U2's "The Joshua Tree"

The Underground Faculty Band of Winchester Community Music School will perform the groundbreaking U2 album “The Joshua Tree” LIVE in its entirety. The album includes songs such as “With or Without You” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.

Music for Canterbury Cathedral

For its annual exploration of neglected music from the Peterhouse partbooks, copied in 1541 for Canterbury Cathedral, Blue Heron features one of its favorite masses, Robert Jones’s radiant Missa Spes nostra, with votive antiphons by Nicholas Ludford and Robert Hunt. The Mass, one of the jewels of the Peterhouse...

Opening Our Doors 2013

The Mary Baker Eddy Library, and other institutions that form the ‘Fenway Cultural District,’ will once again open our doors in order to share the creative and exciting work of neighborhood artists, musicians, and cultural institutions.

On Columbus Day, October 14, we invite visitors to enjoy free admission to our...

Civil War Cotillion

The Blackstone Guards and the New England Brigade present a Civil War era Cotillion to kick off a weekend of Civil War reenactments at Green Hill Park. The evening will include historic vignettes, food, Civil War era music by "Spare Parts," period dancing, a performance by the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, and cash...

Sleeping Beauty by National Marionette Theatre

About the show: Get transported into a world of magic, castles, princes, and dragons in this stunningly beautiful production by National Marionette Theatre. The princess Aurora has been asleep for almost one hundred...

You, the Economy, and the Federal Reserve

How our economy is affected by the actions of the Federal Reserve Bank will be the topic of discussion with Dr. Fabia Gumbau-Brisa, Senior Economist in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He will discuss the role of the Fed in promoting economic stability and growth both at a national and local level.

The Met: Live in HD - Eugene Onegin

Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin - New Production Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien star as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance. Deborah Warner’s new production, directed by Fiona Shaw, set in the late 19th century, moves episodically from farmhouse to ballroom, with a powerful...

Roxbury Open Studios

All eyes on Roxbury Open Studios! This annual event is an opportunity for Roxbury's visual artists to welcome the public to view and purchase paintings, drawings, sculptures, textiles, jewelry and other studio crafts. The event also provides a means for individual creativity to play its part in the cultural and economic development of...

River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte

'River of Gold: Precolumbian Treasures from Sitio Conte' features Precolumbian goldwork from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s excavations at the ancient cemetery site of Sitio Conte in central Panama. The exhibition is comprised of 123 exquisite pieces of Precolumbian Panamanian goldwork ca. 700-1100...

Sting! XVI: Sharp and Blurry... An Evening of Art, Music and Performance at Boston’s Beehive

The Beehive's 16th Installment in Their Continuing Art Series
WHAT: On Tuesday, September 24th, 2013, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM, The Beehive's co-owner and resident curator Jennifer Epstein and special guest curator Crystalle Lacouture will co-host the 16th installment in The Beehive's continuing art series entitled...

Grand Harmonie: No Strings Attached

How did people hear and rehear popular music in the 18th century? Often it was through arrangements for small wind ensemble, called Harmoniemusik. Noblemen employed these ensembles for private music-making, and as a less expensive alternative to a full orchestra. The core of the harmonie ensemble is a pair of horns with a pair of bassoons...

Harbor Arts Festival 2013

Come celebrate the 3-year anniversary of the HarborArts Shipyard Gallery's grand opening! The gallery opened in 2010 with one of the largest collections of public art in the area, curated in partnership with the UrbanArts Institute of MassArt and juried by Randi Hopkins of the ICA.

Winsor Music Young Artists: Kang, Rymer, Crozier

The Winsor Music Chamber Series, under the direction of acclaimed oboist Peggy Pearson, will present its Fall Concert on Sunday, September 8. This concert is one of Winsor’s Young Artist Programs, featuring violist Wenting Kang and cellist Tony Rymer. The program will feature the world premiere of Daniel Crozier’s Masque, now paired...

In Domino Gaudebo: Petits Motets of the French Baroque

Presented byAri Nieh

September 8, 2013

The exquisite petits motets of late 17th-century Versailles fused French lyricism with hints of Italianate drama. This concert features a potpourri of motets and dances from the Chapelle Royale and Église Saint Louis in Paris. You won't want to miss these elegant compositions for small ensemble by Charpentier, Lully, Dumont, Campra, and...

Nature Talks Back

Why is Culture always pitted against Nature? Five artists explore conversations and tensions between humans and the natural world— between the constructed and the “real”— asking viewers to ponder where and why this separation exists in the first place. Artists: Elizabeth Keithline, Rob MacInnis, Sally Moore, Sandra...

ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR by Alan Ayckbourn

ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR – Aug. 21 – Sept. 1
A comedy by Sir Alan Ayckbourn
The party may be in the living room but the action (and comedy) is in the kitchen! Three couples, three kitchens, three successive Christmas Eves – laugh as relationships change, fortunes rise (and fall, and rise again), and the social order...

In the Footsteps of the Romantic Masters 3

Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert – they need no introduction; their works are as beloved as they are familiar. But 19th-century Europe was rich in gifted composers who since have stayed in the shadows, their music for the most part little known and rarely performed today. Yet they were part of a vibrant musical world, and while...

HEY BARTENDER Documentary Screening

Join us for the Boston premiere of the documentary film, HEY BARTENDER, which will be playing for one night only on August 13th at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. Hey Bartender tells the story of the bartender in the era of the craft cocktail. After the screening, there will be a Q+A session with director Douglas Tirola alongside...

In the Footsteps of the Romantic Masters 2

Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schubert – they need no introduction; their works are as beloved as they are familiar. But 19th-century Europe was rich in gifted composers who since have stayed in the shadows, their music for the most part little known and rarely performed today. Yet they were part of a vibrant musical world, and...

The Boston Globe/WGBH Summer Arts Weekend

Join us this weekend in Copley Sq for free festival that brings together some of the best national and local performers to put a spotlight on the arts and all that Boston has to offer. View the official program guide here.

Monadnock Music Presents: Barbara Quintiliani Returns

Barbara Quintiliani is an artist whose "coloratura brilliance" (London Times) and vocal power "fill every note and every word with honest commitment and almost superhuman passion" (Boston Herald). Winner of such prestigious wards as the National Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions, Quintiliani makes a triumphant return...

Imagination Movers

In 2003, four New Orleans friends – Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche and Scott “Smitty” Smith – started gathering after their kids’ bedtimes to write songs and brainstorm ideas about a children’s television show. A few short years later, they became the latest sensation of their city, attracting parents...

Boys Like Girls

After a brief 2011 hiatus, self-proclaimed emo-rock band Boys Like Girls is back! As their name might suggest, songs about boys liking girls are definitely prevalent in their repertoire. But this year finds the band with a more mature sound, touching on heavy themes like adolescent promiscuity. Comprised of Martin Johnson...

Augustana

Heartland rockers Augustana have often been compared to Coldplay or Keane, with a bit of mid-‘90s alternative throwback for good measure - but you probably first heard them on the soundtrack to one of your favorite TV shows. The band, formed in Illinois in 2002 by singer and keyboardist Dan Layus and guitarist Josiah Rosen (who departed...

Imaginary Beasts

Imaginary Beasts is an incubator for adventurous theater-making that provides their members with a unique chance to explore and develop theater in an ongoing studio environment. Devoted to pushing the boundaries of how theater is made and who can make it, they bring together traditional and non-traditional performance artists to produce work...

Joe Robinson

From Jimi Hendrix to Django Reinhardt to Jason Becker, virtuoso guitarist and singer/songwriter Joe Robinson was inspired by the best. The twenty-one year old hails from backwoods Temagog, on the mid north coast of NSW, Australia, but his six-string ability and compositional insight have already earned him a worldwide following. He was named...

Dale Ann Bradley

A five-time winner of the IBMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year (2007-2009, 2011-2012), Dale Ann Bradley was raised in Pineville, Kentucky, and began performing publicly at the age of 14 at Pine Mountain State Park. She soon joined her first bluegrass band, Back Porch Grass, and with help from fellow bandmate Harold McGeorge, put together...

Tony Rizzi and The Bad Habits

Tony Rizzi and the Bad Habits are a performance group based in Frankfurt, Germany, produced by the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm and founded by renowned dancer , actor and performance artist Antony Rizzi.Rizzi returns to Boston to perform a big sloppy mess of a piece with his mother Verna Rizzi. They will revisit , revise and recycle elements of...

Air Traffic Controller

While serving in the US Navy as an actual air traffic controller, singer/songwriter Dave Munro sent home 4-track demo tapes of songs written during his deployment. When his enlistment was up, Munro returned to his hometown of Boston and formed the genesis of the aptly named Air Traffic Controller. Nominated for an MTV “Best Break-Out...

Ricky Skaggs

A life full of music - that's the story of country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs. He struck his first chords on a mandolin over 50 years ago, and this Grammy, CMA, and IBMA Award winner continues to do his part to lead the recent roots revival in music. With 12 consecutive Grammy-nominated classics behind him, all from his own Skaggs...

Opening Concert: Mozart & Maniaci!

Hailed as "one of the greatest singers of his generation" by the Toronto Globe and Mail, Michael Maniaci took the opera world by storm after winning both the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditons (2003) and the Richard Tucker Prize (2002). Maniaci has dazzled audiences throughout the globe in recital, with orchestras, and on the...

Molodi

Molodi is a performance ensemble that takes body percussion to the extreme. Using only their bodies as instruments, Molodi blends collegiate stepping, tap, gumboots, beatbox, poetry and hip hop dance with guerilla theatre and robust personalities that bring to life a high-energy, rhythmic experience. Incorporating elements such as military...

Bam Percussion

Imagine if the Blue Man Group grew out their hair and ditched the make-up – that’s BAM Percussion. Individually, the group members have all achieved success in different fields: talent contests, television appearances, freestyle skiing, martial arts competitions…and many years of drum studies! Founded in 1999 by comedian,...

Levitate Music & Arts Festival

The Levitate Music & Arts Festival will feature performances from The Original Wailers, The Soul Rebels, Stick Figure, Passafire, Jesse Dee, Windsor Tree, and Dan and the Wildfire. The music will be performed all day as you visit the arts and crafts fair and enjoy...

RUFINA SANTANA: 5 REASONS TO LOVE ART. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PAINTER

Rufina Santana is a Spanish painter with a degree in Fine Arts and Painting from Barcelona University. She lives in Lanzarote (Canary Islands), where she produces most of her work. For more than three decades she has been showing her artwork around the world: USA, Poland, Ukraine, Japan, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Germany; becoming one of...

2 PIANOS 4 HANDS – A play with music by Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt at Peterborough Players

2 PIANOS 4 HANDS – July 10 – 21
A play with music by Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt
As children, Ted and Richard don’t have much in common – except for the shared desire to become classical pianists. But does either of them have what it takes? 2 Pianos 4 Hands follows the dynamic and comical journey of...

Pink Martini

Pink Martini draws on diverse influences to weave a seamless musical fabric that defies immediate classification, but has been lauded by critics throughout the world for its international flavor and ability to entertain.

The Boston Globe commented, "The recipe for a Pink Martini would read something like this: One...

Reprogramming the City: Opportunities for Urban Infrastructure

The new exhibtion at BSA Space, Boston’s leading cultural institution on architecture and design, presents a global overview of ways in which the existing infrastructure of cities around the world is being redesigned, repurposed, and reimagined to serve alternate and expanded functions for urban dwellers and visitors. Curated by Scott...

Wagner at 200, Rockport Chamber Music Festival

Primarily known for his operas, Richard Wagner’s 200th anniversary of his birth marks the tremendous influence his work had on the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is often described as the start of modern music. His Wesendonck Lieder...

Silent Wagner

The film, directed by Carl Fröhlich and written by William Wauer, is about the life of Richard Wagner and was released in Europe in the spring of 1913. Originally intended to have an all-Wagner musical accompaniment, the film’s score is written by Italian...

Free Family Concert: The Sounds of Song & Dance

Sing, swirl, tango, and twirl... Whether you like to find the beat or break into song, music makes your spirits soar! So kick up your heels and join us for an afternoon of classical chamber music inspired by songs and dances from around the world. Musical selections by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mark O'Connor, Paquito D'Rivera, and more....

Kid-Curated Art Show

Step into the Chandler Gallery, and you will see the future. Not only is “The Future” the theme of the current show, but the exhibition is curated entirely by elementary school students from Agassiz Baldwin Community’s afterschool program—children who represent the world’s future artists, curators and...

Danza Orgánica presents: Habitat

The Boston-based dance company, Danza Orgánica, will premiere original work in their new show, "Habitat". Directed by Marsha Parrilla, Danza Orgánica's work draws on dance theater and Afro-Caribbean movement. Please RSVP at www.danzaorganica.org to reserve tickets.

PALS Children's Chorus Presents The Tale of Moby Dick

PALS Children's Chorus presents the American premier of The Tale of Moby Dick, a children's opera composed by Raoul Gehringer, which tells Herman Melville's well-known tale of Captain Ahab and his obsession with taking revenge on the great white whale Moby Dick.

Through music, movement and evocative sets, the 185 choristers of PALS will...

LEGALLY BLONDE

Elle Woods can handle anything. So when her boyfriend, Warner, dumps her she decides to follow him to Harvard Law School and win him back. With some help from new-found friends Paulette, Emmett and her chihuahua Bruiser, she learns that it’s so much better to be smart. Directed by James Tallach and starring Ashley Korolewski, Mike...

Boston Sings [BOSS]

BOSton Sings [BOSS] showcases and recognizes the most progressive and innovative vocal music in the world. Presented by CASA, BOSS is returning for a 2nd year in the heart of Boston at Northeastern University.

Kick off the weekend by donning your best and walking the Red Carpet before the LIVE...

A Gothic Easter: Machaut's Magnificent Mass

The Boston Camerata led by Anne Azéma, Artistic Director, presents Machaut's "Messe de Nostre Dame." Composed by Guillaume de Machaut in Reims circa 1360, the magnificent Mass of Our Lady is the first of its kind in music history. Yet it still speaks directly to the heart across the centuries. Concert also features Gregorian...

Side Show

The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University is architect Le Corbusier’s only building in North America, and one of the last to be completed during his lifetime. In 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

A Passover Celebration

Passover tells the story of liberation from slavery and having the strength to overcome hardship. Step into the story with a special Passover-themed PJ Library Storywalk on Sunday, March 17 from 10-11:30am. Learn how the Jewish people fled from Egypt and why we retell the story every year. Enjoy songs, crafts, and Passover treats. Held at...

Love Comics Musical Regional Premiere

Stop the presses! Help is on the way for the lovelorn! Here at last is an operator's manual for getting love right. This heart-stopping and affectionate theatrical tribute to the classic romance comic books of the 1940's and '50's is a whirlwind course in the hard won lessons of love.

Haydn and Dvorak in Bohemia

Firebrand Concert Series returns to Malden for its fourth performance this season, a program of Joseph Haydn’s “Gypsy” trio XV:28 and Antonín Dvo?ák’s “Dumky” trio. Violinist Julia Hunter will join cellist Diana Golden and pianist Yelena Beriyeva as the ensemble explores what the...

Clybourne Park

Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize and the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a bold new play about race, real estate and the volatile values of each. Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play A Raisin in the Sun, this acclaimed work explodes in two outrageous acts set 50 years apart. In 1959, a community is up in arms...

3rd Sundays @ 3 Presents: Members of Grand Harmonie?

3rd Sundays @ 3 is a chamber music series. Concerts typically occur on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 3:00pm as the name suggests. Our goal is to perform and promote the music of our time and introduce audiences to the music artists that serve them!

Family Science Days

Presented byAAAS

February 16 - February 17, 2013

Meet the Scientists at AAAS Family Science Days!

Browse interactive tabletop exhibits, learn about cool science jobs, and have your questions answered by experts convened by AAAS! This FREE event is open to all, but organized especially for students in grade levels 6 to 12.

Improvisation Workshop with Moira Lo Bianco

Italian-born pianist and teacher Moira Lo Biano fuses classical training and bold improvisation to forge a unique musical identity. With special emphasis on rhythm, melody and harmony, her goal for this workshop is to give students a toolkit of improvisation techniques for developing their own musical personalities.

Contemporary Folk at The Society of Arts and Crafts

"Folk art is, indeed, the oldest of all the aristocracies of thought, and because it refuses what is passing and trivial, the merely clever and pretty, as certainly as the vulgar and insincere, and because it has...

Photo Nights Boston Hosts an Evening of Mingling and Art Appreciation

Photo Nights Boston, in collaboration with the Robert Klein Gallery and Ars Libri, is pleased to host a cocktail reception on Friday, February 8 at Ars Libri in Boston. In conjunction with the Bruce Davidson: Witness exhibit, attendees will get to meet executive board members of Photo Nights Boston, and discuss the critical role of photography...

Jesse Schmal's Public Artist Talk

Montserrat College of Art (Beverly, MA) will host artist Jesse Schmal for a Public Artist Talk. Schmal's animation credits range from Codename: Kids Next Door to SUPERJAIL, to the animated film SUB! While his audiences vary, his edgy drawing aesthetic and off-kilter characters are a constant.

The Hammond Performing Arts Series Presents Muller-Szeraws and Golka

The Hammond Performing Arts Series is pleased to present cellist Jan Muller-Szeraws and pianist Adam Golka. The duo will be performing works by Schumann, Poulenc, Beethoven, and Brahms. Admission to the concert is free. Please call 617-731-4644 x254 to reserve a seat.

A Light in the Dark

The King's Chapel Choir & Soloists will sing a cappella works ranging from the Renaissance to today in a program entitled "A Light in the Dark." Taking Psalm 139:12, "The darkness and the light are both alike to thee," as a starting point, the choir explore the range of the human voice as an expression...

Jazz in the Sanctuary: An Evening of Song with Eula Lawrence

An evening of jazz classics starring vocalist Eula Lawrence, whose singing career spans more than 35 years and who has been hailed as Boston’s “First Lady of Song.” Born in Alabama, Eula Lawrence moved to Boston in her early 20s and quickly established herself on the city’s jazz scene and at jazz festivals here and...

The Hammond Performing Arts Series is pleased to present a free concert featuring violinist Yevgeny Kutik and pianist Timothy Bozarth at the Old South Church on January 13 at 3PM. The duo will perform works by Mozart, Ysaye, and Schubert. Please call 617-587-4622 or email jwhite@hammondre.com to reserve a seat. Please note that seating capacity...

Can't Scare Me: The Story of Mother Jones

Less than a hundred years ago, two million American children worked countless hours for as little 10 cents a day. Their parents worked in coalmines and textile mills with no job security, few protections, and no legal right to organize.

The Gibson Brothers and Mike Compton & Joe Newberry

Originally based in New York, Eric and Leigh Gibson have been playing and singing their special brand of brother duet and bluegrass music since 1983. Multi-IBMA award winners, they most recently received the top award in bluegrass, the coveted 2012 Entertainers of the Year. In 2011 they won Vocal Group of the...

Street Corner Society presents Damiana's Divine Dominion

Join St. Damien & St. Dianna of Street Corner Society in a raucous & ritualistic celebration as they incinerate the old year and open the new with a stunning combination of modern spectacle & ancient debauchery. Some of the most exciting young performers from Boston’s burgeoning burlesque scene will join...

Violin & Viola Gala

The Suzuki School of Newton will present its annual Violin and Viola Gala concert, featuring group performances of the violin and viola students ranging from the very beginner to advanced students. Performance includes Mountain Spring by Dean Marshall, Greensleeves by R. Vaughan Williams, and selections from the Suzuki repertoire.

Joyeux Noël

Musical Offering will present a Christmas concert featuring French baroque music for voices and instruments. The program will feature distinctive and delicious pieces by Charpentier, Couperin, and de Lalande coupled with familiar and favorite noels and carols.

Musical Offering is an exciting new chamber music ensemble with roots in the...

The Nutcracker presented by Dance Prism

This holiday season, Dance Prism is celebrating its 30th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker! Come experience this holiday tradition close to home on December 15 & 16 at the J. Evertt Collins Center in Andover.

Dance Prism’s setting of the beloved tale of a child’s fantasy features lively choreography,...

Back Bay Ringers Holiday Concert: Let it Snow!

The Back Bay Ringers, one of New England’s leading handbell ensembles, present their 2012 holiday concert: Let it Snow! The program will feature traditional holiday favorites including “Carol of the Bells” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, as well as original compositions for handbells. For more information,...

The Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff

Newport's holiday tradition continues!
Be a part of the story as you follow the dazzling performers through the spectacular setting of Newport's most romantic mansion, Rosecliff. You will be so close to the performers that you will be involved in a new and exciting way.

The Hammond Performing Arts Series Presents The Arabella String Quartet

Reservations are being taken for our Sunday, November 18 concert at 3 p.m. at Follen Community Church. The Arabella String Quartet featuring Julie Eskar, violin, Sarita Kwok, violin, Ettore Causa, viola, and Alexandre Lecarme, cello will be performing works by Haydn, Debussy, and Smetana. Please call Eileen Augustus at 781-263-1119 or email...

The WSHC “Saving the Health of the Community: International Benefit Gospel Concert” will feature inspirational gospel performances and honor community leaders Colette A.M Phillips, President and CEO of Colette Phillips Communications, and William E. Dickerson founding Pastor of Greater Love Tabernacle for their civic involvement and...

An Evening with Jimmy Webb

As the only artist to ever receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, Jimmy Webb has made a profound and lasting impact on American popular music. He began his career as a songwriter in the 1960s, going on to write hits for Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Art Garfunkel, and many others. He has since been inducted...

Faculty Recital featuring Tim Gartland

Please join us for the third faculty recital of the 2012-2013 season, featuring Tim Gartland on harmonica with special guest Tom West on piano. Performing blues, jazz, and New Orleans style originals and covers. Held at Winchester Community Music School, 407 Highland Avenue, Winchester. Free and open to the public. For information, call...

Violinist Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh in Concert

Join us for an afternoon of music and relaxation on November 11th at 4pm as we welcome violinist Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh and her quintet to Boston's historic Vilna Shul. Yaeko is a member of the world-renowned Klezmer Conservatory Band and has performed throughout the U.S in venues such as Avery Fischer hall, N.Y, and the Walt...

Ciné-Concert: Georges Méliès, the Cinemagician

Georges Méliès, recently portrayed in Martin Scorsese's Hugo, winner of 5 Academy Awards earlier this year, is one of the most renowned figures in cinema. At the beginning of the 20th century, this French director revolutionized cinema with his creativity and ingenuity.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S “BORN TO RUN” ALBUM PERFORMED BY WCMS ROCK FACULTY

The Underground Faculty Band of Winchester Community Music School will perform the classic Bruce Springsteen record, “Born to Run,” in its entirety on Friday, November 2, at 8:00 pm at the Next Door Center for the Arts, 40 Cross Street, Winchester. Performers include: Mike Verge, vocals/guitar; Paul Ahlstrand, saxophone; Eliot...

Young Artist Winner Concert and a World Premiere!

The Walden Chamber Players, one of the country's most innovative and sought-after chamber ensembles, present a concert of music for strings and winds at Wilson Chapel in Newton, MA. The concert will feature bassoonist Jake Thonis, the winner of the 2012 Walden Chamber Players Young Artist Competition in the Devienne Quartet in C Major for...

I Make Music: 10th Annual Young Composers Concert

Our first concert of the season, "I Make Music," showcases the work of supremely talented young composers on the cusp of their professional careers. Consists of 3 world premieres, and 3 Boston premieres, and features a special side-by-side performance with student performers from the Boston area. We will present works by...

Piano Master Class with Timothy McFarland

Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 4:00pm with pianist Timothy McFarland, an Affiliate Artist at MIT, Music Director of the Belmont Symphony Orchestra. Intermediate - advanced pianists are welcome to join as participants; auditors of all levels are welcome in the audience

Intercultural Mixer: Celebrate Turkey

The AIC's monthly Intercultural Mixer series brings Turkish heritage to the AIC Center in Boston's chic Back Bay neighborhood. The event, held in partnership with several local Turkish cultural organizations, will feature the food, music, and art of Turkey. Come out to help us celebrate all things Turkish in honor of Turkish Independence...

DIVINE STAGE WORKS PRESENTS THE PLAY READING OF “THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW”

Divine Stage Works presents a local collaboration, PlaYces II, consisting of three play readings set in some of Jamaica Plain’s most inspiring spaces: Taylor House Bed and Breakfast, The Loring-Greenough House and UFORGE Gallery.

Encompassing the delightful spookiness of the Halloween spirit, the historic Loring-Greenough House is...

Page to Screen

Book lovers and cinephiles alike love to argue the merits of film adaptations of beloved books. But who's more invested in this process than the book authors themselves? The Boston Book Festival kicks off BBF 2012 on Friday, October 26 at 7:30 pm at Old South Church, with a lively conversation among five authors whose book-length works...

THE BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO

In war-torn Baghdad, the dead aren’t quiet, in fact, they never seem to shut up! Among them stalks the ghost of a quick-witted tiger who haunts the streets, looking for meaning, forgiveness and redemption amidst the ruins. Rajiv Joseph’s groundbreaking new American play ignited Broadway (starring Robin Williams) and explores the...

What would a cinema that serves its subjects, rather than forces of capital, look like? A cinema of refusal, a cinematic non-form that breaks away from the conditions set by capital. A cinema made entirely of the...

Favorite Poem Open Reading with the English Department Faculty

Of all of the poems ever written, which have wormed their way deepest into the hearts of our English professors? And what about you? Whether it’s one of Shakespeare’s love sonnets, or a note to death by Emily Dickinson, or a rant by Anis Mojgani, or something spray-painted onto a wall, come to this open-mike event to listen and...

Literary Firsts

Literary Firsts has been called "steamy" by STUFFBoston, "titillating" by the Boston Phoenix, and "one of the most popular reading events in the city" by The Weekly Dig. Every reading features one essayist, one fiction writer, one poet, and one brave writer who will relate a personal account of an initial sexual...

Daydreams and Desires

We are excited to present Meravelha’s first full-length concert, “Daydreams and Desires.” The repertoire is pulled from some of the most delightful music of Medieval France, featuring haunting melodic lines and eloquent lyrics. We invite our audience to join our reverie.

Philip McFarland discusses Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century

Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt, inarguably the most famous Americans of their time, could not have been more different. One was a staunch anti-imperial abolitionist and possibly the greatest humorist the U.S. has ever produced; the other, a much-idolized swashbuckler who would become one of the most popular presidents in...

An Evening with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters (with special guest opening act Diane Blue)

During a career that began when he joined Roomful of Blues, Ronnie Earl has charted a course that has led him to become a legendary musician; one recognized around the world for his dynamic and soulful playing. Ronnie Earl has been hailed by musicians and critics alike as one of the premier blues guitarists of his generation. He’s played...

LEGO® DUPLO® Read! Build! Play!

Fun, FREE event for the entire family. Join LEGO DUPLO play leaders for two hours of creative building fun filled with guided activities, inspirational songs and time for free build to create whatever inspires you. Tailored for children under five, the experience demonstrates how reading coupled with construction play can engage, excite and...

Juventas New Music Ensemble presents Emerge: New Music and Its Origins

Juventas New Music Ensemble presents three generations of living Boston composers in the same concert. On Friday September 21st and Saturday September 22nd, Juventas presents Emerge: New Music and Its Origins, an annual exploration of young composers and their influences. This year, Juventas celebrates its six years of residency at The Boston...

Dor Guez: 100 Steps to the Mediterranean

100 Steps to the Mediterranean, a solo exhibition of photography and video installations by Dor Guez, one of the most compelling emerging artists in the Middle East, will open on Sept. 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. It will be the artist's first major museum exhibition in the United States.